Battery Operated Smart Smoke Sensing Device for Home Automation Provider in US
Overview
The client is a US-based Fortune 500 company offering connected home and security products. They wanted to upgrade their Z-Wave enabled devices and develop testing solution. ACL Digital engineered the client’s decide SoC and Z-Wave module with new connectivity application
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Challenges
Lack of Z-Wave expertise required for upgrading the device
Inadequate testing solution for end-of-line testing of the product
Solution
- Firmware bring-up of device’s STMicroelectronics SoC and Z-Wave module
- Developed new Z-Wave connectivity application
- Power optimization and battery life management to reach 1 year life on a single battery
- Device integration and formal certification to work with Ring and Samsung SmartThings Hubs
- Z-Wave certification for commercial launch of product
- Integration test plan and use cases for unit testing
- Test Jig development for End-Of-Line testing at client’s factory
Outcomes
- The client was able to produce 45-50K devices per month with 97%+ yield results with the help of test jig developed
